Belarusian activists on trial for protesting presence of Russian troops
| Publisher | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |
| Publication Date | 10 September 2009 |
| Cite as | Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Belarusian activists on trial for protesting presence of Russian troops, 10 September 2009, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/4aaf5c8723.html [accessed 5 June 2023] |
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September 10, 2009
Police break up the demonstration protesting Russian troops' presence.
MINSK – Over a dozen activists are facing trial at the Minsk Central District Court for participating in a protest against Russian troops' presence in Belarus, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.
The activists protested in Minsk on September 9, the same day that Russian troops started arriving in Belarus to take part in joint Belarusian-Russian military maneuvers called West 2009.
The exercises will be held later this month to train the joint armed forces to provide security for the so-called Russian-Belarus Union State.
The detainees informed their relatives on September 10 that they were held in a police station till 2:00 am, and then transferred to a detention center. The detainees said that they have been charged with hooliganism.
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